Born
21 Nov 1933 in
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Ancestors
Died
17 Jul 2014
at age 80
in
Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
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Biography Henry Hartsfield Jr. is Notable.
Henry Warren "Hank" Hartsfield, Jr. (November 21, 1933 – July 17, 2014) was a United States Air Force officer and a USAF and NASA astronaut.
1933
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.
1954
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Auburn University.
1955
Entered the U.S. Air Force. During his career, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.
Meritorious Service
1957
Married Judy Frances Massey on 30 Jun 1957 in Johnston, North Carolina, USA.[1]
1958
Daughter Judy Lynn Hartsfield is born.
1959
Daughter Keely Warren Hartsfield is born.
1966
Selected for the Manned Orbiting Laboratory program, by the Air Force in USAF Group 2 . [2]
1969
Selected by NASA in Astronauts Group 7 . [3]
1971
Master of Science in Engineering Science, University of Tennessee.
1977
Retired from the Air Force.
1982
Flew on Columbia STS-4 as Pilot with Thomas Kenneth Ken Mattingly II . Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, his first of 2 and the NASA Space Flight Medal, his first of 3. [4]
NASA Distinguished Service
STS-4
NASA Space Flight
1984
Flew on Discovery STS-41-D as Commander with Michael Coats , Richard Michael Mullane , Steven Hawley , Judith Resnik and Charles D. Walker . Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his second of 3. [4]
STS-41-D
NASA Space Flight
1985
Flew on Challenger STS-61-A as Commander with Steven R. Nagel , Bonnie J. Dunbar , James Buchli , Guion Bluford , Reinhard Furrer , Ernst Messerschmid and Wubbo Ockels . Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his third of 3. [4]
STS-61-A
NASA Space Flight
1988
Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, his second of 2, and the NASA Exceptional Service Medal. [4]
NASA Exceptional Service
NASA Distinguished Service
1998
Retired from NASA. Joined the Raytheon Company.
2005
Retired from Raytheon.
2006
Inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame . [5]
2014
Died in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA. Wife Judy (21 Dec) and daughter Keely (10 Mar) also died.
Memorial
Burial:
Arlington National Cemetery,
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia
Section 46, Site 1074
Find A Grave: Memorial #132999563
Sources
↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8B-J9YS : 22 December 2016), Henry W Hartsfield and Judy Frances Massey, 30 Jun 1957; citing Johnston, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 540,303.
↑ Wikipedia List of Astronauts, 1966
↑ Wikipedia List of Astronauts, 1969
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Agency Awards Historical Recipient List
↑ Hall of Fame Bio
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